Decision details
Dual Diagnosis Procurement
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Decision is required following a comprehensive
procurement exercise, the existing provision will expire June 30th
and a contract to ensure continuity of services is needed.
GMCA is in receipt of grant funding from the Department of Housing,
Communities and Levelling Up (DLUHC) under the Rough Sleeper
Initiative (RSI), to support the reduction in rough sleeping. Part
of this funding provides for a service to upskill staff and support
individuals who are experiencing co-occurring drug/alcohol misuse
and enduring mental ill-health.
Preventing and relieving Homelessness is a Mayoral and national
government priority.
Many of the people supported by rough sleeping outreach and
accommodation-based services are experiencing multiple, complex
health issues at the same time, which have led to, and are
exacerbated by, rough sleeping. Access to treatment in this context
needs to be swift and coordinated across both mental health and
substance misuse support services.
This service directly addresses this need, by training staff on how
to best navigate this complicated landscape and providing specific
interventions to people in the most acute need within our rough
sleeping services.
Decision:
To enter into a contract for 9 months (with
the option to extend for a further 24 months) for the delivery of a
Dual Diagnosis service for people experiencing rough sleeping and
homelessness. The service is being funded via a Rough Sleeping
Initiative Grant from the Department of Leveling up Homes and
Communities (DLUHC)
The service provides training and advice to staff working in rough
sleeping teams in Bolton, Bury, Stockport and Trafford, in addition
to directly supporting individuals experiencing complex,
co-occurring mental health, substance misuse and
homelessness.
The contract will be awarded to Greater Manchester Mental Health
Foundation Trust as per the contract award report.
Alternative options considered:
Not to award the contract would risk
continuity of the Dual Diagnosis Service, which would have a severe
impact on the quality of the rough sleeping outreach offer in
Bolton, Bury, Stockport and Trafford.
Publication date: 14/06/2022
Date of decision: 13/06/2022